Gunfight rages in Qaimoh Kulgam
Kulgam, Jul 23: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists at Rampora village in Qaimoh area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday They said that a joint of team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of terrorists launched a search operation in Rampora area of […]
JK reports 557 covid-19 cases, two fatalities
Srinagar, July 23: Jammu and Kashmir reported 557 fresh covid infections during the last 24 hours while two persons succumbed to the virus, officials said on Saturday. 282 cases were reported from Jammu division and 275 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally to 459544, they said. Giving district wise details, they said, Jammu reported […]
Minor injured in Poonch explosion
Poonch, Jul 23: A 12-year-old boy from Nakarkote village of Poonch was injured in a land mine explosion that took place in the area on Saturday afternoon. An official said that the boy was grazing his cattle in the area when the explosion took place near the Line of Control. He said that the boy […]
Ladakh reports 17 fresh Covid cases
Leh, July 23 (PTI) Ladakh has reported 17 fresh cases of Coronavirus, thereby increasing the COVID-19 tally to 28,726, while 13 patients were cured and discharged a hospital, officials said. All positive cases were received in Leh. So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh […]
Scooty-rider killed in Bandipora road mishap
Srinagar, Jul 23: A scooty-rider was killed after getting hit by a truck on Srinagar-Bandipora road near Shadipora this afternoon, official sources said. They said that one Taufeeq Ahmad Guru, son of Abdul Khaliq Guru, a resident of Naninara Sumbal got hit by a truck, resulting in his instant death. Confirming the incident, a police […]
Rains lash parts of JK, MeT forecasts more downpour
Srinagar, July 23: Rains continued to lash most parts of Jammu and Kashmir even as the weatherman on Saturday forecast more light to moderate showers and thunderstorms during the next 24 hours. “Fairly widespread light to moderate rains/TS over Jammu and Kashmir,” said a meteorological department official regarding the forecast for next 24 hours. For […]
India adds 21,411 COVID-19 cases, 67 deaths
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,38,68,476 on Saturday with 21,411 fresh cases, while the number of active cases increased to 1,50,100, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,25,997 as 67 more people succumbed to the viral disease, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active […]
House damaged in fire mishap at Rainawari Sgr
Srinagar, July 23: Four families were rendered homeless after their joint 3-storey house was gutted in a major fire at Bantokhar Mohalla Hazari Bazar Rainawari Srinagar last night, locals and officials said on Saturday. They said that soon after the fire erupted in the house, people called fire and emergency department. The fire tenders reached […]
PM Modi pays tributes to freedom fighters Tilak and Azad
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to freedom fighters Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bal Gangadhar Tilak on their birth anniversaries on Saturday, saying they epitomised courage and patriotism. “One of the everlasting legacies of Lokmanya Tilak is the large scale Ganesh Utsavs, which ignited a spirit of cultural consciousness among the […]
Three minors among 4 killed, 15 injured in overnight accident in Samba
Jammu, July 23: Four people, three of them minors, were killed and fifteen others were injured in an accident involving an auto and a truck on highway in Samba district late last night, officials said on Saturday. They said that the accident between auto (tempo-type, bearing registration no. JK21A-2268) and truck happened at 2325 hours, […]